Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Sectarian
Sec-ta′ri-an
,Adj.
Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination;
as,
. sectarian
principles or prejudicesSec-ta′ri-an
,Noun.
One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a state.
Syn. – See
Heretic
. Webster 1828 Edition
Sectarian
SECTA'RIAN
,Adj.
Definition 2024
sectarian
sectarian
English
Adjective
sectarian (comparative more sectarian, superlative most sectarian)
- Of, or relating to a sect.
- We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.
- Dogmatic or partisan.
- Parochial or narrow-minded.
- Bigoted.
Antonyms
Translations
of, or relating to a sect
dogmatic or partisan
|
|
parochial or narrow-minded
|
bigoted
|
Noun
sectarian (plural sectarians)
Translations
member of a sect